MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wells Fargo, Autobooks, National Bank of Canada, Ignite Sales and mBank
are winners in Barlow Research’s 2018 Monarch Innovation Awards. The
winners were chosen based on their innovative products and features.

Overall Most Innovative Award: Wells Fargo Gateway APIsThe
Wells Fargo Gateway developer portal makes it fast and easy for
customers to integrate application programming interfaces (APIs) that
access their financial data, transactions and information in real time,
all from within their own system, website, mobile app or other
technology. Businesses can use Wells Fargo’s APIs to deliver seamless
digital payments and servicing experiences for their customers, create
operational efficiencies or competitive differentiators.

Most Innovative Industry Partner: Autobooks Integrated Invoicing,
Payments and Accounting SoftwareThe small business banking
software combines invoicing, payments, accounting and bill-pay,
synchronized and integrated with the financial institution’s core and
online banking. Financial institutions can now move beyond bill-pay to
provide an integrated receivables and payment solution that reduces
costs, saves time, improves financial insights and accelerates cash flow
for their SMB clients.

Most Innovative Product/Feature Award: Easy Pay National Bank from
National Bank of CanadaNational Bank Easy Pay transforms a
smartphone into a payment terminal without the need for any additional
hardware. In addition to this, multiple users can be managed with
distinct roles directly on the phone as well as sending receipts and
generating reports via email.

Product/Feature Honorable Mention: mBank mPower Business StartermPower
Business Starter is an implementation used to set up a new business. It
is an end-to-end solution that makes setting up the company an intuitive
and natural experience. mPower Business Starter is designed not only for
tech specialists but also for unexperienced and non-technical users.
Most importantly, it allows the user to create a new business online
while guiding the client through intricacies of many laws and
regulations via robo-advice and professional accountants.

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